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EEA2 Visa - EU passport back
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 8:34 am
by alex1974
Hi,
I am a french citizen and we applied for a EEA2 for my husband (which is american).
The home office sent back our application as I did not put my passport (just a certfied copy).
The problem is that I need my passport to travel for work and go back home for Christmas.
How can I do to ask my passport back for the holiday season if we sent it back?
Cheers,
Alexandra
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:44 am
by Ben
You can ask for your passport to be returned upon receipt.
Alternatively, why not send the UKBA your National ID card instead?
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:00 pm
by s123
benifa wrote:You can ask for your passport to be returned upon receipt.
Alternatively, why not send the UKBA your National ID card instead?
I agree ID card will do
Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 7:43 pm
by suzzy22
coz u are eu national. you can also travel with your ID as far as i know.
Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 3:23 pm
by WellingtonKiwi
Hi there, yes under EEA regulations you can request your passport back, via:
LiverpoolEuro.PassportReturns@UKBA.gsi.gov.uk. Apparently they aim to return them within 10 working days. There is a helpline for emergency return of documents but you have to have a valid ‘emergency’ reason.
Just a word of warning from my experience – I submitted a notarised copy of my EEA partner’s passport and my application was returned, and I was told I had to submit the actual passport. This probably isn’t consistent across Home Office as I have heard that they accept other forms of ID, but just letting you know what happened to me.
Good luck!